The trademark FOCUS was filed by AMPLUS Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 20, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 6, 2022 by Kalkhoff Werke GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JABBUSCH SIEKMANN & WASILJEFF and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 6, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).